Trump no longer 'shedding' infectious virus, Fauci, NIH official conclude ahead of town hall

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Instead of a debate with Joe Biden, Trump will participate in an NBC News town hall on Thursday, two weeks after he tested positive for the coronavirus.

's medical data and corroborated what his physician has been saying: The president is no longer at risk of spreading the coronavirus.show that he and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, reviewed Trump's medical data and found with"a high degree of confidence" that the president was not"shedding infectious virus." The conclusion falls in line with what Trump's personal physician, Dr.

Just over a week after Trump tested positive, Conley informed press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who tested positive on October 5, that the president was"no longer considered a transmission risk to others." However, Conley didn't specifically say the president had tested negative, raising skepticism among some that Trump wasn't taking proper precautions.

In a subsequent memo on Monday, Conley confirmed that Trump had consecutive days of negative test results. That, in conjunction with clinical and laboratory data and an ongoing assessment of viral culture data, indicated to Conley that the president had a lack of"detectable viral replication.

President Donald Trump holds a Make America Great Again rally as he campaigns at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, on Monday. On Wednesday, two National Institutes of Health officials confirmed that they reviewed Trump's medical data and determined he was no longer shedding the coronavirus.

The NIH officials are the first to independently confirm that Trump is no longer a risk to others, and with one of them being Fauci, who's highly regarded and seen as a person not beholden to the president, this may help alleviate concerns.reached out to the White House and Lane for comment but did not hear back in time for publication.

 

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